Chemicals and Drugs

Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1

A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter found ubiquitously. It has specificity for the transport of ARGININE; LYSINE; and ORNITHINE. It may also act as an ecotropic leukemia retroviral receptor.

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Abstract

A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter found ubiquitously. It has specificity for the transport of ARGININE; LYSINE; and ORNITHINE. It may also act as an ecotropic leukemia retroviral receptor.

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Synonyms

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  • ATRC1
  • CAT-1 Transport Protein
  • CAT-1 Transporter
  • SLC7A1 Transporter
  • Solute Carrier Family 7-(Cationic Amino Acid Transporter, y+ System), Member 1
  • CAT 1 Transport Protein
  • CAT 1 Transporter
  • Transport Protein, CAT-1
  • Transporter, CAT-1
  • Transporter, SLC7A1

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2002; for ATRC1 use BASIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (NM) 1992-2001; for CAT-1 TRANSPORTER use BASIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS (NM) 1996-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Carrier Proteins (1992-2001)
  • Membrane Proteins (1992-2001)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D027201. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D027201
  2. Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58517398